Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-01-08
SOME RECORDS OF 1885.
THE WORLD or SPORTS.

Events of Interest to Persons who Ad.
mire Athletics.
Feb. SACK Fogarty was knocked out by
Jack Dempsey, in twenty-six rounds, at New
York city, for $500 and the middleweighi
championship. Feb. 16.-Jem Smith and
ALI Greenfield, both of England, fought thir.
teen rounds near Chantilly, France. The
referee decided it draw. March 14--Jack
Dempsey whipped George LeBlanche the
Marine at Larchmont, L. !. The result Of
the fight left Dempsey the undisputed middle
weight champion OF the United States.
March 23--Tommy Warren defeated Tommy
Barnes for the featherweight champion.
ship of the world, at Mill Greek, forty.
six miles from Louisville, KY, in forty
rounds; July 5.-Peter J. Nolan beat
Jack Burke, the "Irish lad in eight
July 3l.-Jake Kilrain defeated Jack Ashton, the
Providence wonder" in eight rounds at Ridge.
wood park, Brooklyn. Sept. 1s.-John L. Sulli.
van defeated Frank Heard In two rounds at Al:
legheny City, Pa. Oct. 29.--Johnny McAuliffe, OF
Brooklyn, defeated Billy Frazier, Of Somerville,
Mass, at Boston, for the lightweight champion.
ship Of the United States, knocking him out in
the twenty-first round. In the same ring Isaac
Weir, the Belfast Spider" defeated James f..
Fuhry, of Bangor, Me-, in four rounds, for the
New England featherweight championship. Nov.
13.-Paddy Ryan was knocked out by John l..
Sullivan at the Mechanics Pavilion, San Fran.
cisco, in three rounds Nov. 22.-Domnick Nc.
in eleven rounds at New Jersey hamlet within a
few miles Of New York city.
Jan. 3O.-Jacob Schaefer, the billiard expert,
defeated Maurice Vignaux, Of France, at New
York. Apr. 3.-The Cambridge University boat
crew beat the Oxford crew on the Thames Eng
land) course from Putney to Mortlale. May IA
Ben Ali wins the Kentucky Derby. May a.
Myers the American runner, defeated George for
the third time at one mile, thereby winning
the championship. June 10.--J. b. HaRRins bay
colt Ban Fox, with Hayward up won the Coney
Island Derby. June 29.-The Puritan won the race
for first class sloops in the Eastern yacht club at
Marblehead, Mass. July 2.-Yale defeated Har-
ward for the rowing championship of American
colleges at New London, Conn Sept f.-Wiliiam
Beach defeated John Teemer for the worlds
aquatic championship over the Thames course,
London, England. Sept. 1.-THE international
yacht race was won by the Mayiower, the Amer
lea cup thus remaining in this country. Sept. IS.
George w. Lee, of New Jersey, beat Neil Matter
son, OF Australia, on the Thames river, England.
Sept. lS.-Beach beat Gaudaur over the Thames
championship course, London, England. Sept.
lS.-The Mayfiower won the race for first class
yachts in the Newport regatta, defeating the Gal.
atea and Puritan. Sept. 25.-William Beach, Of
Australia, defeated Wallace Ross for the cham.
pionship of the world over the Thames course,
London, England. Time, 23:05 Oct 2-W O.
George defeated Cummings in ten mile foot
race at birmingham, England. Oct 9.--The Chi
cago club won the League baseball championship
pennant; the Utica club took the International
championship while the St Louis Browns again
carried off the honors in the American assocfa-
ton Oct. AT st. Louis the St. Louis Browns,
champions of the American association defeated
the Chicago club, the League champions, for the
fourth time, thus winning the worlds baseball
championship and the entire receipts Of the sir
football on the latter's grounds by one touchdown.
Princeton protested